The Potato Disease. TO THE EDITOE.
Sir, — I see from your paper that the potato blight is in the south the same as in the north. The farmers do not seem to understand much abotit it. Now, I have seen it in Ireland. It started in the year 1845, and continued to- increase until 1847. The first sign is the leaves turn black, and then the stalk. The good ones were ptit in the pit, and they too turned all bad. You may spend much money in trying to stop the blight, but it will have its course. Nothing but new seed and damp, boggy ground will do any good. In 1547 you could not get potato seed in all Ireland. A seed came from America called the ""White Rock," and they never took the blight. I am a very old man now, but I remember all that hard time quite well. — I am, etc., Turansarere, April 3. {Tajies Black.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2665, 12 April 1905, Page 80
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